A country’s gross national product (GNP) is A) the value of all final goods and services produced by its factors of production and sold on the market in a given time period. B) the value of all intermediate goods and services produced by its factors of production and sold on the market in a given […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Suppose the exchange rates between the United States and Canada are in long-run equilibrium as defined by the idea of purchasing power parity. If the law of one price holds perfectly, then differences between U.S. and Canadian rates of inflation would A) have no effect on nominal exchange rates. B) be completely offset by changes […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
To answer the following question, please refer to the figure below. Concentrating only at the lower right quadrant, discuss the effects of a change in U.S. expected inflation. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Lower right quadrant shows the equilibrium in the U.S. Money Market, where = / A given interest rate R1$ […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
What is the expected dollar rate of return on dollar deposits if today’s exchange rate is $1.10 per euro, next year’s expected exchange rate is $1.165 per euro, the dollar interest rate is 10%, and the euro interest rate is 5%? A) 10% B) 11% C) -1% D) 0% E) 15% ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following is not one of the theories that have emerged as alternatives to the HO model? A) The human skills theory. B) The product life cycle theory. C) The similarity of preferences theory. D) All of the above have been suggested as alternatives to the HO model. ANSWER D
Date: September 10th, 2020
The evidence cited in the chapter using the examples of the East Asia New Industrializing Countries suggests that as international productivities converge, so do international wage levels. Why do you suppose this happened for the East Asian NICs? In light of your answer, what do you think is likely to happen to the relative wages […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
________ refers to the irregular meetings of creditor governments with debtor nations desiring rescheduling of debts. A) The Paris Club B) IMF “conditionality” C) IBF D) LIBOR ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
Describe the environmental Kuznets curve. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER This curve shows the effect of increased per capita income on environmental damage. It has an inverted U shape that indicates that increased per capita income first increases and then decreases environmental damage.
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following is NOT a situation providing a potential advantage for Mexico that makes it competitive compared to China in trade with the United States? A) The product line requires quick turn-around time from or to delivery. B) The need to manage a just-in-time inventory system C) Wages are low and the production […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
An American firm that buys foreign exchange because its managers expect the dollar to depreciate is A) increasing the supply of foreign exchange. B) increasing the demand for foreign exchange. C) speculating. D) Both A and B. E) Both B and C. ANSWER E
Date: September 10th, 2020
